Reflection Paper About Values

Values Reflection

Although there will always be endless and countless challenges, I will undoubtedly overcome it through my values that I have gained from my past experiences. Throughout my life, I met people who did not have second thoughts of helping me, and I would not be where I am now without their help and support. Two of my four core values, which correlates, are caring and community involvement, because I believe that everyone will need help at some point in life, and it always feels good to give back, not just to the people who helped me, but also when being involved in the community as I know that I am making a difference. Caring for others, not just thinking of myself, gives me a sense of fulfillment, which is my top core value.

Surprisingly, the report by the Barrett Values Centre, are very accurate, which I did not expect. In fact, they infer from my values that “seeking new opportunities to develop and grow helps me find a deep sense of meaning and progress in life”, and I “enjoy having the chance to improve my skills and experiences”. Furthermore, the report states that I am dependable and I “demonstrate care for the greater good” based on my values. I absolutely agree with these statement because aside from being dependable, challenges always excites me, and most of the time, I does something not only because it will be a learning experience, but also to either explore what I want to do in the future and find new activities that I will love or give back to the community and just to do what I am passionate about. As Leo Rosten says, the purpose of life is not to be happy – but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, and make a

The strength of the public sector is how many people they (the government) can serve despite the changing priorities and complicated system. The overemphasis on rules and procedures more often, although there have been some public reforms that led to shifting from an emphasis on process to a greater emphasis on results, has always been a weakness/limitation within the public sector. However, because of the policies, the public sector regulates the other sectors’ activity, which is one of the strengths of this sector, though it limits and prevents the other sectors on doing something that can have a positive effect. For instance, the operation of the education system (schools) is affected by how much funding they receive from the government (public sector) every year. It is not only the problem of the schools, but also the government. Another weakness that the public sector deals with is how the budget will be allocated while the demand is increasing on each federal programs/agencies. Not only that, but it will also be a challenge to maintain a balanced budget. Even though it is a strength of the public sector to ensure equal access to public goods for all citizens, the changing priorities, which is a weakness within the public sector, makes it challenging to guarantee equality. Sometimes, the funding is reduced at a certain federal agency because another federal agency is prioritized and